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Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Did you know - there are hundreds of different kinds of Cancer?Did you know - some cancers have higher occurences in different geographical areas?Did you know - Lung Cancer is the most common-cause of cancer-related death and it is mainly caused by SMOKING.Did you know - Cancer can appear in almost any part of the body.Go to the Cancer Medical Encyclopedia

This happens to be one of my favorite poems - enjoy.

Hope by Emily BronteHope was but a timid friend;She sat without the grated den,Watching how my fate would tend,Even as selfish-hearted men.

She was cruel in her fear;Through the bars, one dreary day,I looked out to see her there,And she turned her face away!

Like a false guard, false watch keeping,Still, in strife, she whispered peace;She would sing while I was weeping;If I listened, she would cease.

The snow outside makes me think of Cancer,The moon at night makes me think of Cancer,The stars so bright makes me think of Cancer,It has taken you away.

The worried faces make me think of Cancer,The sound of strangers make me think of Cancer,The clouds above me make me think of Cancer,It has taken you away.

Written by a grieving Brother...

CANCER LINKSSmokers have a higher chance of getting Cancer of the Mouth and Throat. For more information on Cancer of the Mouth and Throat there are many resources on the Internet. Giving up the cigarettes and eating healthier will assure you of a much better chance of not getting Cancer.

There are many famous people who died of Cancer and Cancer-related illnesses. Here is a link to famous people who died of smoking related cancers. It is quite scary and shocking to see so many talented people taken from us by Cigarettes and Cancer. Most were young, all had given alot to the world. It shows Cancer is no respecter of who you are or what you do. Cancer kills - full stop. Celebrities who Died of Cancer

This is a wonderful poem about a wonderful thing - HOPE.

Hope by Friedrich von SchillerWe speak with the lip, and we dream in the soul,Of some better and fairer day;And our days, the meanwhile, to that golden goalAre gliding and sliding away.Now the world becomes old, now again it is young,But "The better" 's forever the word on the tongue.

At the threshold of life hope leads us in--Hope plays round the mirthful boy;Though the best of its charms may with youth begin,Yet for age it reserves its toy.

It may shock or surpise people that there is such a Cancer as Heart Cancer. Heart Cancer is very, very rare and thankfully, most cases are benign. Other forms of Cancer can indirectly effect the Heart, and even some forms of Treatment can take its toll on the heart valves and muscles, but Heart Cancer itself is very, very, rare. Go here for more Information on Heart Cancer Homepage

As the Heart Hopes by Lucy Maud Montgomery

It is a year dear one, since you afarWent out beyond my yearning mortal sight¬A wondrous year! perchance in many a starYou have sojourned, or basked within the lightOf mightier suns; it may be you have trodThe glittering pathways of the Pleiades,And through the Milky Way's white mysteriesHave walked at will, fire-shod.

You may have gazed in the immortal eyesOf prophets and of martyrs; talked with seersLearned in all the lore of Paradise,The infinite wisdom of eternal years;To you the Sons of Morning may have sung,The impassioned strophes of their matin hymn,For you the choirs of the seraphimTheir harpings wild out-flung.

If you don’t smoke you reduce your risk of getting cancer. Smoking DOES cause Cancer and if you smoke you have a good chance of getting Cancer. Smoking also increase your risk of being generally unhealthy. Find out more ways to reduce your risk of getting Cancer here.

Hope is a strange invention by Emily Dickinson

Hope is a strange invention A Patent of the Heart In unremitting actionYet never wearing out

Of this electric AdjunctNot anything is knownBut its unique momentumEmbellish all we own

TREATMENTS FOR METASTATIC CANCER - INFORMATIONTreatment is generally determined by how a cancer has spread, or indeed, if it has spread at all. If it has sppread to other parts of the body, it may decrease the patients chance of recovery, But this is not always the case. Radiosurgery; chemotherapy and hormone therapy are just some of the ways of treating it. Metastatic Cancer can rarely be cured, although some tumors like Testicular Cancer can sometimes be. Please go to the Wiki Page for Metastasize - and read more.

Lively Hope and Gracious Fear by William Cowper

I was a grovelling creature once,And basely cleaved to earth:I wanted spirit to renounceThe clod that gave me birth.

But God hath breathed upon a worm,And sent me from aboveWings such as clothe an angel's form,The wings of joy and love.

With these to Pisgah's top I flyAnd there delighted stand,To view, beneath a shining sky,The spacious promised land.

The Lord of all the vast domainHas promised it to me,The length and breadth of all the plainAs far as faith can see.

How glorious is my privilege!To Thee for help I call;I stand upon a mountain's edge,O save me, lest I fall!

Though much exalted in the Lord,My strength is not my own;Then let me tremble at His word,And none shall cast me down.

As the Heart Hopes by Lucy Maud MontgomeryIt is a year dear one, since you afarWent out beyond my yearning mortal sight¬A wondrous year! perchance in many a starYou have sojourned, or basked within the lightOf mightier suns; it may be you have trodThe glittering pathways of the Pleiades,And through the Milky Way's white mysteriesHave walked at will, fire-shod.

You may have gazed in the immortal eyesOf prophets and of martyrs; talked with seersLearned in all the lore of Paradise,The infinite wisdom of eternal years;To you the Sons of Morning may have sung,The impassioned strophes of their matin hymn,For you the choirs of the seraphimTheir harpings wild out-flung.

A benign tumor is a tumor that lacks all three of the malignant properties of a cancer. Thus, by definition, a benign tumor does not grow in an unlimited, aggressive manner, does not invade surrounding tissues, and does not metastasize. Common examples of benign tumors include moles and uterine fibroids.

But still I think at eve you come to meFor old, delightsome speech of eye and lip,Deeming our mutual converse thus to beFairer than archangelic comradeship;Dearer our close communings fondly givenThan all the rainbow dreams a spirit knows,Sweeter my gathered violets than the roseUpon the hills of heaven.

Can any exquisite, unearthly morn,Silverly breaking o'er a starry plain,Give to your soul the poignant pleasure bornOf virgin moon and sunset's lustrous stainWhen we together watch them ? Oh, apartA hundred universes you may roam,But still I know¬I know¬your only homeIs here within my heart!

I left, to earth, a little maiden fair,With locks of gold, and eyes that shamed the light;I prayed that God might have her in His careAnd sight.

Earth's love was false; her voice, a siren's song;(Sweet mother-earth was but a lying name)The path she showed was but the path of wrongAnd shame.

"Cast her not out!" I cry. God's kind words come --"Her future is with Me, as was her past;It shall be My good will to bring her homeAt last."

WHAT IS CANCER - WHO GETS IT AND WHY?Cancer (medical term: malignant neoplasm) is a class of diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled growth (division beyond the normal limits), invasion (intrusion on and destruction of adjacent tissues), and sometimes metastasis (spread to other locations in the body via lymph or blood). These three malignant properties of cancers differentiate them from benign tumors, which are self-limited, do not invade or metastasize. Most cancers form a tumor but some, like leukemia, do not. The branch of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer is oncology.

Cancer may affect people at all ages, even fetuses, but the risk for most varieties increases with age.[1] Cancer causes about 13% of all deaths.[2] According to the American Cancer Society, 7.6 million people died from cancer in the world during 2007.[3] Cancers can affect all animals.

Nearly all cancers are caused by abnormalities in the genetic material of the transformed cells. These abnormalities may be due to the effects of carcinogens, such as tobacco smoke, radiation, chemicals, or infectious agents. Other cancer-promoting genetic abnormalities may be randomly acquired through errors in DNA replication, or are inherited, and thus present in all cells from birth. The heritability of cancers are usually affected by complex interactions between carcinogens and the host's genome. New aspects of the genetics of cancer pathogenesis, such as DNA methylation, and microRNAs are increasingly recognized as important.

WHAT IS COLON CANCER?Colon cancer is the cancer of the colon or Large Intestine, which is in the lower half on the disgestive system. About 120,000 people are diagnosed with Colon Cancer each year in America. Regular checks can help detect it at an early stage before it becomes Cancerous. For more information on - Click on the link for more information on Colon Cancer

Oh, They have Robbed Me of The Hope by Anne Bronte

Oh, they have robbed me of the hopeMy spirit held so dear;They will not let me hear that voiceMy soul delights to hear. They will not let me see that faceI so delight to see;And they have taken all thy smiles,And all thy love from me.

Well, let them seize on all they can: --One treasure still is mine, --A heart that loves to think on thee,And feels the worth of thine.

Before or after you read this wonderful poem about hope, please go to the 'Dictionary of Cancer Terms' to find out about all forms of Cancer. Whether it be words or phrases like halofuginone hydrobromide, Halsted radical mastectomy or to find out signs and symptoms of all types and levels of Cancer, this website from the National Cancer Institute is a must for all people to browse through. Knowledge is a great asset when it comes to Cancer and Cancer Treatment. The National Cancer Institute is there to help. It has almost any fact you need to know about all forms of Cancer. It is the goverments official body for Cancer. Go to National Cancer Institute Homepage

Since Thou Hast Given Me This Good Hope, O God by Robert Louis Stevenson

SINCE thou hast given me this good hope, O God,That while my footsteps tread the flowery sodAnd the great woods embower me, and white dawnAnd purple even sweetly lead me onFrom day to day, and night to night, O God,My life shall no wise miss the light of love;But ever climbing, climb aboveMan's one poor star, man's supine lands,Into the azure steadfastness of death,My life shall no wise lack the light of love,My hands not lack the loving touch of hands;But day by day, while yet I draw my breath,And day by day, unto my last of years,I shall be one that has a perfect friend.Her heart shall taste my laughter and my tears,And her kind eyes shall lead me to the end.